Pension Credit receipt rate by council, Great Britain

Ad hoc statistics

The share of pensioner households eligible for Pension Credit in each council in Great Britain that received it at some point in one financial year, from DWP's ad hoc analysis.

England

62.69%

2023/24

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:48 UTC

2023/24

Source: Department for Work and Pensions. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In order

Ranked by the hub 2023/24

Every place, the highest figure first. The number before each is the hub's own position in the list, not the publisher's: equal figures share one, marked =.

1Tower Hamlets83.11%
2Glasgow City79.47%
3Hackney78.74%
4Islington78.07%
5Knowsley77.95%
6Liverpool77.86%
7Newham77.84%
8Southwark76.98%
9Manchester76.03%
10North Lanarkshire75.53%
11Barking and Dagenham75.10%
12Middlesbrough75.0%
13Hartlepool74.68%
14West Dunbartonshire74.58%
15Sandwell74.48%
16Sunderland74.40%
17Lambeth74.36%
18Halton74.34%
19Greenwich74.25%
20Rushmoor74.23%
21Kingston upon Hull, City of74.18%
22Leicester74.05%
23Newcastle upon Tyne73.72%
24Birmingham73.67%
25Lewisham73.61%
26South Tyneside73.47%
27Redcar and Cleveland73.09%
28Dundee City73.07%
29Haringey73.01%
30Salford72.94%
31Neath Port Talbot72.56%
32Nottingham72.50%
33Blaenau Gwent72.48%
34Wolverhampton72.38%
35Blackburn with Darwen72.33%
36Inverclyde72.26%
37Gateshead72.22%
38North Ayrshire71.64%
39Renfrewshire71.63%
40Camden71.62%
41West Lothian71.38%
42South Lanarkshire71.27%
43Torfaen71.12%
=44Merthyr Tydfil71.02%
=44St. Helens71.02%
46County Durham70.79%
47East Ayrshire70.13%
48Walsall70.02%
49Waltham Forest69.98%
50Ealing69.96%
51Newport69.92%
=52Rotherham69.87%
=52Stockton-on-Tees69.87%
54Chesterfield69.86%
55Rochdale69.85%
56Bolton69.78%
57Falkirk69.77%
=58Caerphilly69.70%
=58Preston69.70%
60Slough69.63%
=61Burnley69.58%
=61Swansea69.58%
=63Luton69.50%
=63Rhondda Cynon Taf69.50%
65Coventry69.48%
66North East Lincolnshire69.45%
67Peterborough69.32%
68Oldham69.31%
69North Tyneside69.03%
70Brent69.02%
71Hammersmith and Fulham68.93%
72Sheffield68.77%
73Wirral68.68%
74Tameside68.56%
75Hounslow68.35%
76Telford and Wrekin68.28%
77Westminster68.22%
78Cardiff68.16%
79Blackpool68.03%
80Sefton67.89%
81Bradford67.78%
82Harlow67.75%
83Enfield67.71%
84Portsmouth67.67%
85Derby67.38%
86Hyndburn67.28%
87Na h-Eileanan Siar67.24%
88Doncaster67.19%
89Redditch67.00%
90Lincoln66.81%
91Barnsley66.74%
92Wigan66.72%
93Norwich66.60%
94Bridgend66.57%
95Wakefield66.49%
96Southampton66.47%
97Basildon66.42%
98Reading66.41%
99Darlington66.34%
100Stevenage66.29%
101Redbridge66.16%
102Stoke-on-Trent66.13%
103Tamworth66.10%
104Clackmannanshire66.06%
105Cannock Chase65.96%
106Wrexham65.95%
107Bolsover65.90%
108Midlothian65.73%
109Plymouth65.57%
110Bristol, City of65.51%
111Nuneaton and Bedworth65.40%
112Dudley65.27%
113Pendle65.14%
114Croydon64.97%
=115Thurrock64.95%
=115Wandsworth64.95%
117Leeds64.92%
118Swindon64.79%
119Hillingdon64.76%
120Gloucester64.75%
121Rossendale64.68%
122Warrington64.65%
123Ipswich64.58%
124Hastings64.43%
125Milton Keynes64.38%
126Crawley64.25%
127Gravesham64.13%
128Great Yarmouth63.64%
129Bury63.62%
130Medway63.60%
131Flintshire63.43%
132Swale63.33%
133West Lancashire63.29%
134Kensington and Chelsea63.26%
135Harrow63.22%
136Stockport63.17%
137Kirklees63.14%
=138Denbighshire63.07%
=138South Ayrshire63.07%
140Thanet63.05%
141Ashfield62.95%
142Mansfield62.94%
=143Brighton and Hove62.91%
=143Fife62.91%
=145Calderdale62.59%
=145North East Derbyshire62.59%
147Isle of Anglesey62.53%
148North Lincolnshire62.46%
149Trafford62.28%
150Merton62.20%
151Stirling62.02%
152Dumfries and Galloway61.91%
153Bassetlaw61.82%
154Havant61.75%
155Bexley61.66%
156Southend-on-Sea61.64%
157Solihull61.63%
158Havering61.61%
159Dartford61.42%
160Erewash61.40%
161Boston61.35%
162Northumberland61.32%
163Aberdeen City61.24%
164City of Edinburgh61.17%
165Worcester61.15%
166North Warwickshire61.11%
167Sutton60.84%
168Cheshire West and Chester60.83%
169South Staffordshire60.76%
=170Ashford60.62%
=170Gosport60.62%
172Vale of Glamorgan60.59%
173Chorley60.54%
174Bedford60.52%
175Exeter60.43%
176Watford60.42%
177Folkestone and Hythe60.36%
178Torbay60.21%
179Wyre Forest60.13%
180Cumberland60.10%
181Maidstone59.94%
182Conwy59.91%
183East Renfrewshire59.87%
184North Northamptonshire59.83%
=185Broxbourne59.78%
=185East Riding of Yorkshire59.78%
=187South Derbyshire59.76%
=187Tendring59.76%
189Newcastle-under-Lyme59.55%
190Eastbourne59.51%
191Barnet59.36%
192Amber Valley59.27%
193Carmarthenshire59.20%
194Lancaster59.13%
195Castle Point59.07%
196Fenland58.98%
197Kingston upon Thames58.96%
198Highland58.90%
199Welwyn Hatfield58.77%
200East Lindsey58.74%
201Bracknell Forest58.63%
202Argyll and Bute58.57%
203East Lothian58.25%
204South Ribble58.23%
=205East Dunbartonshire58.22%
=205West Northamptonshire58.22%
=207Broxtowe58.16%
=207Wyre58.16%
209Canterbury58.09%
210Oxford58.03%
211Charnwood57.96%
212Bromley57.95%
=213Dover57.90%
=213Newark and Sherwood57.90%
215Angus57.85%
216High Peak57.73%
217Gwynedd57.72%
218Gedling57.60%
219Lichfield57.59%
220King's Lynn and West Norfolk57.49%
221Scottish Borders57.25%
222North West Leicestershire57.19%
=223Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole57.09%
=223East Staffordshire57.09%
225Blaby57.03%
226Rugby56.97%
227West Lindsey56.95%
228Spelthorne56.94%
=229Basingstoke and Deane56.91%
=229Worthing56.91%
231North Hertfordshire56.83%
232North Kesteven56.68%
233North Somerset56.65%
234Oadby and Wigston56.44%
235Fylde56.37%
236Perth and Kinross56.33%
=237Colchester56.24%
=237Epping Forest56.24%
239Pembrokeshire56.22%
240Moray56.19%
241Chelmsford56.17%
=242Braintree56.07%
=242Stafford56.07%
244Hertsmere55.88%
245York55.80%
246Cambridge55.77%
247South Gloucestershire55.52%
248Warwick55.50%
249Dacorum55.48%
250Brentwood55.32%
251Central Bedfordshire55.26%
252Monmouthshire55.25%
253Breckland55.12%
254South Kesteven55.09%
255Rushcliffe54.96%
256Rochford54.91%
257Tonbridge and Malling54.88%
258Cheltenham54.84%
259Adur54.75%
260Cornwall54.68%
261Three Rivers54.66%
262Hinckley and Bosworth54.40%
263Forest of Dean54.35%
264Bromsgrove54.34%
265Isle of Wight54.22%
266Arun54.19%
267Maldon54.05%
268Richmond upon Thames53.86%
269South Holland53.85%
270Bath and North East Somerset53.71%
271Shropshire53.59%
272East Suffolk53.55%
273Lewes53.39%
274Teignbridge53.31%
275Eastleigh53.17%
276Cheshire East52.83%
277Wychavon52.78%
278Tewkesbury52.63%
279Fareham52.55%
280City of London52.5%
281Woking52.48%
282Sevenoaks52.47%
283Runnymede52.34%
=284Rother52.17%
=284Somerset52.17%
=286East Hertfordshire52.09%
=286West Suffolk52.09%
288Cherwell52.04%
289Huntingdonshire52.01%
290Tunbridge Wells51.99%
291North Yorkshire51.87%
292West Berkshire51.72%
293Torridge51.60%
294St Albans51.59%
295North Norfolk51.43%
296North Devon51.42%
297Herefordshire, County of51.36%
298Broadland51.35%
299South Norfolk51.18%
300Reigate and Banstead51.15%
301Wiltshire50.95%
=302Test Valley50.94%
=302Windsor and Maidenhead50.94%
304Buckinghamshire50.90%
=305Melton50.88%
=305Westmorland and Furness50.88%
307Shetland Islands50.87%
308Ceredigion50.77%
309Dorset50.58%
310Stratford-on-Avon50.56%
311South Cambridgeshire50.43%
=312Epsom and Ewell50.08%
=312Surrey Heath50.08%
=314Malvern Hills50.05%
=314Vale of White Horse50.05%
316Babergh49.97%
317Harborough49.47%
318Mid Sussex49.42%
319Staffordshire Moorlands49.41%
320Guildford49.39%
321Winchester49.33%
322Stroud49.31%
323East Cambridgeshire49.13%
324Elmbridge49.03%
325Tandridge49.02%
326Wokingham49.00%
327Mid Suffolk48.98%
328Aberdeenshire48.93%
329West Devon48.89%
330Horsham48.76%
331Powys48.74%
332Mid Devon48.20%
333East Hampshire47.97%
334Chichester47.83%
335South Hams47.78%
336Hart47.51%
337East Devon47.47%
338New Forest47.44%
339South Oxfordshire47.32%
340Wealden47.02%
341Uttlesford46.85%
342Ribble Valley46.59%
343Derbyshire Dales46.29%
344Rutland46.23%
345West Oxfordshire45.95%
346Mole Valley45.80%
347Waverley45.02%
348Orkney Islands44.43%
349Cotswold43.72%
350Isles of Scilly28.57%

Data table

362 rows

Area	2023/24
Tower Hamlets E09000030	83.11%
Glasgow City S12000049	79.47%
Hackney E09000012	78.74%
Islington E09000019	78.07%
Knowsley E08000011	77.95%
Liverpool E08000012	77.86%
Newham E09000025	77.84%
Southwark E09000028	76.98%
Manchester E08000003	76.03%
North Lanarkshire S12000050	75.53%
Barking and Dagenham E09000002	75.10%
Middlesbrough E06000002	75.0%
Hartlepool E06000001	74.68%
West Dunbartonshire S12000039	74.58%
Sandwell E08000028	74.48%
Sunderland E08000024	74.40%
Lambeth E09000022	74.36%
Halton E06000006	74.34%
Greenwich E09000011	74.25%
Rushmoor E07000092	74.23%
Kingston upon Hull, City of E06000010	74.18%
Leicester E06000016	74.05%
Newcastle upon Tyne E08000021	73.72%
Birmingham E08000025	73.67%
Lewisham E09000023	73.61%
South Tyneside E08000023	73.47%
Redcar and Cleveland E06000003	73.09%
Dundee City S12000042	73.07%
Haringey E09000014	73.01%
Salford E08000006	72.94%
Neath Port Talbot W06000012	72.56%
Nottingham E06000018	72.50%
Blaenau Gwent W06000019	72.48%
Wolverhampton E08000031	72.38%
Blackburn with Darwen E06000008	72.33%
Inverclyde S12000018	72.26%
Gateshead E08000037	72.22%
North Ayrshire S12000021	71.64%
Renfrewshire S12000038	71.63%
Camden E09000007	71.62%
West Lothian S12000040	71.38%
South Lanarkshire S12000029	71.27%
Torfaen W06000020	71.12%
St. Helens E08000013	71.02%
Merthyr Tydfil W06000024	71.02%
County Durham E06000047	70.79%
East Ayrshire S12000008	70.13%
Walsall E08000030	70.02%
Waltham Forest E09000031	69.98%
Ealing E09000009	69.96%
Newport W06000022	69.92%
Stockton-on-Tees E06000004	69.87%
Rotherham E08000018	69.87%
Chesterfield E07000034	69.86%
Rochdale E08000005	69.85%
Bolton E08000001	69.78%
Falkirk S12000014	69.77%
Preston E07000123	69.70%
Caerphilly W06000018	69.70%
Slough E06000039	69.63%
Burnley E07000117	69.58%
Swansea W06000011	69.58%
Rhondda Cynon Taf W06000016	69.50%
Luton E06000032	69.50%
Coventry E08000026	69.48%
North East Lincolnshire E06000012	69.45%
Peterborough E06000031	69.32%
Oldham E08000004	69.31%
North Tyneside E08000022	69.03%
Brent E09000005	69.02%
Hammersmith and Fulham E09000013	68.93%
Sheffield E08000039	68.77%
Wirral E08000015	68.68%
Tameside E08000008	68.56%
Hounslow E09000018	68.35%
Telford and Wrekin E06000020	68.28%
Westminster E09000033	68.22%
Cardiff W06000015	68.16%
Blackpool E06000009	68.03%
Sefton E08000014	67.89%
Bradford E08000032	67.78%
Harlow E07000073	67.75%
Enfield E09000010	67.71%
Portsmouth E06000044	67.67%
Derby E06000015	67.38%
Hyndburn E07000120	67.28%
Na h-Eileanan Siar S12000013	67.24%
Doncaster E08000017	67.19%
Redditch E07000236	67.00%
Lincoln E07000138	66.81%
Barnsley E08000038	66.74%
Wigan E08000010	66.72%
Norwich E07000148	66.60%
Bridgend W06000013	66.57%
Wakefield E08000036	66.49%
Southampton E06000045	66.47%
Basildon E07000066	66.42%
Reading E06000038	66.41%
Darlington E06000005	66.34%
Stevenage E07000243	66.29%
Redbridge E09000026	66.16%
Stoke-on-Trent E06000021	66.13%
Tamworth E07000199	66.10%
Clackmannanshire S12000005	66.06%
Cannock Chase E07000192	65.96%
Wrexham W06000006	65.95%
Bolsover E07000033	65.90%
Midlothian S12000019	65.73%
Plymouth E06000026	65.57%
Bristol, City of E06000023	65.51%
Nuneaton and Bedworth E07000219	65.40%
Dudley E08000027	65.27%
Pendle E07000122	65.14%
Croydon E09000008	64.97%
Thurrock E06000034	64.95%
Wandsworth E09000032	64.95%
Leeds E08000035	64.92%
Swindon E06000030	64.79%
Hillingdon E09000017	64.76%
Gloucester E07000081	64.75%
Rossendale E07000125	64.68%
Warrington E06000007	64.65%
Ipswich E07000202	64.58%
Hastings E07000062	64.43%
Milton Keynes E06000042	64.38%
Crawley E07000226	64.25%
Gravesham E07000109	64.13%
Great Yarmouth E07000145	63.64%
Bury E08000002	63.62%
Medway E06000035	63.60%
Flintshire W06000005	63.43%
Swale E07000113	63.33%
West Lancashire E07000127	63.29%
Kensington and Chelsea E09000020	63.26%
Harrow E09000015	63.22%
Stockport E08000007	63.17%
Kirklees E08000034	63.14%
Denbighshire W06000004	63.07%
South Ayrshire S12000028	63.07%
Thanet E07000114	63.05%
Ashfield E07000170	62.95%
Mansfield E07000174	62.94%
Brighton and Hove E06000043	62.91%
Fife S12000047	62.91%
North East Derbyshire E07000038	62.59%
Calderdale E08000033	62.59%
Isle of Anglesey W06000001	62.53%
North Lincolnshire E06000013	62.46%
Trafford E08000009	62.28%
Merton E09000024	62.20%
Stirling S12000030	62.02%
Dumfries and Galloway S12000006	61.91%
Bassetlaw E07000171	61.82%
Havant E07000090	61.75%
Bexley E09000004	61.66%
Southend-on-Sea E06000033	61.64%
Solihull E08000029	61.63%
Havering E09000016	61.61%
Dartford E07000107	61.42%
Erewash E07000036	61.40%
Boston E07000136	61.35%
Northumberland E06000057	61.32%
Aberdeen City S12000033	61.24%
City of Edinburgh S12000036	61.17%
Worcester E07000237	61.15%
North Warwickshire E07000218	61.11%
Sutton E09000029	60.84%
Cheshire West and Chester E06000050	60.83%
South Staffordshire E07000196	60.76%
Ashford E07000105	60.62%
Gosport E07000088	60.62%
Vale of Glamorgan W06000014	60.59%
Chorley E07000118	60.54%
Bedford E06000055	60.52%
Exeter E07000041	60.43%
Watford E07000103	60.42%
Folkestone and Hythe E07000112	60.36%
Torbay E06000027	60.21%
Wyre Forest E07000239	60.13%
Cumberland E06000063	60.10%
Maidstone E07000110	59.94%
Conwy W06000003	59.91%
East Renfrewshire S12000011	59.87%
North Northamptonshire E06000061	59.83%
East Riding of Yorkshire E06000011	59.78%
Broxbourne E07000095	59.78%
South Derbyshire E07000039	59.76%
Tendring E07000076	59.76%
Newcastle-under-Lyme E07000195	59.55%
Eastbourne E07000061	59.51%
Barnet E09000003	59.36%
Amber Valley E07000032	59.27%
Carmarthenshire W06000010	59.20%
Lancaster E07000121	59.13%
Castle Point E07000069	59.07%
Fenland E07000010	58.98%
Kingston upon Thames E09000021	58.96%
Highland S12000017	58.90%
Welwyn Hatfield E07000241	58.77%
East Lindsey E07000137	58.74%
Bracknell Forest E06000036	58.63%
Argyll and Bute S12000035	58.57%
East Lothian S12000010	58.25%
South Ribble E07000126	58.23%
West Northamptonshire E06000062	58.22%
East Dunbartonshire S12000045	58.22%
Wyre E07000128	58.16%
Broxtowe E07000172	58.16%
Canterbury E07000106	58.09%
Oxford E07000178	58.03%
Charnwood E07000130	57.96%
Bromley E09000006	57.95%
Dover E07000108	57.90%
Newark and Sherwood E07000175	57.90%
Angus S12000041	57.85%
High Peak E07000037	57.73%
Gwynedd W06000002	57.72%
Gedling E07000173	57.60%
Lichfield E07000194	57.59%
King's Lynn and West Norfolk E07000146	57.49%
Scottish Borders S12000026	57.25%
North West Leicestershire E07000134	57.19%
East Staffordshire E07000193	57.09%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole E06000058	57.09%
Blaby E07000129	57.03%
Rugby E07000220	56.97%
West Lindsey E07000142	56.95%
Spelthorne E07000213	56.94%
Basingstoke and Deane E07000084	56.91%
Worthing E07000229	56.91%
North Hertfordshire E07000099	56.83%
North Kesteven E07000139	56.68%
North Somerset E06000024	56.65%
Oadby and Wigston E07000135	56.44%
Fylde E07000119	56.37%
Perth and Kinross S12000048	56.33%
Epping Forest E07000072	56.24%
Colchester E07000071	56.24%
Pembrokeshire W06000009	56.22%
Moray S12000020	56.19%
Chelmsford E07000070	56.17%
Stafford E07000197	56.07%
Braintree E07000067	56.07%
Hertsmere E07000098	55.88%
York E06000014	55.80%
Cambridge E07000008	55.77%
South Gloucestershire E06000025	55.52%
Warwick E07000222	55.50%
Dacorum E07000096	55.48%
Brentwood E07000068	55.32%
Central Bedfordshire E06000056	55.26%
Monmouthshire W06000021	55.25%
Breckland E07000143	55.12%
South Kesteven E07000141	55.09%
Rushcliffe E07000176	54.96%
Rochford E07000075	54.91%
Tonbridge and Malling E07000115	54.88%
Cheltenham E07000078	54.84%
Adur E07000223	54.75%
Cornwall E06000052	54.68%
Three Rivers E07000102	54.66%
Hinckley and Bosworth E07000132	54.40%
Forest of Dean E07000080	54.35%
Bromsgrove E07000234	54.34%
Isle of Wight E06000046	54.22%
Arun E07000224	54.19%
Maldon E07000074	54.05%
Richmond upon Thames E09000027	53.86%
South Holland E07000140	53.85%
Bath and North East Somerset E06000022	53.71%
Shropshire E06000051	53.59%
East Suffolk E07000244	53.55%
Lewes E07000063	53.39%
Teignbridge E07000045	53.31%
Eastleigh E07000086	53.17%
Cheshire East E06000049	52.83%
Wychavon E07000238	52.78%
Tewkesbury E07000083	52.63%
Fareham E07000087	52.55%
City of London E09000001	52.5%
Woking E07000217	52.48%
Sevenoaks E07000111	52.47%
Runnymede E07000212	52.34%
Somerset E06000066	52.17%
Rother E07000064	52.17%
West Suffolk E07000245	52.09%
East Hertfordshire E07000242	52.09%
Cherwell E07000177	52.04%
Huntingdonshire E07000011	52.01%
Tunbridge Wells E07000116	51.99%
North Yorkshire E06000065	51.87%
West Berkshire E06000037	51.72%
Torridge E07000046	51.60%
St Albans E07000240	51.59%
North Norfolk E07000147	51.43%
North Devon E07000043	51.42%
Herefordshire, County of E06000019	51.36%
Broadland E07000144	51.35%
South Norfolk E07000149	51.18%
Reigate and Banstead E07000211	51.15%
Wiltshire E06000054	50.95%
Test Valley E07000093	50.94%
Windsor and Maidenhead E06000040	50.94%
Buckinghamshire E06000060	50.90%
Melton E07000133	50.88%
Westmorland and Furness E06000064	50.88%
Shetland Islands S12000027	50.87%
Ceredigion W06000008	50.77%
Dorset E06000059	50.58%
Stratford-on-Avon E07000221	50.56%
South Cambridgeshire E07000012	50.43%
Epsom and Ewell E07000208	50.08%
Surrey Heath E07000214	50.08%
Vale of White Horse E07000180	50.05%
Malvern Hills E07000235	50.05%
Babergh E07000200	49.97%
Harborough E07000131	49.47%
Mid Sussex E07000228	49.42%
Staffordshire Moorlands E07000198	49.41%
Guildford E07000209	49.39%
Winchester E07000094	49.33%
Stroud E07000082	49.31%
East Cambridgeshire E07000009	49.13%
Elmbridge E07000207	49.03%
Tandridge E07000215	49.02%
Wokingham E06000041	49.00%
Mid Suffolk E07000203	48.98%
Aberdeenshire S12000034	48.93%
West Devon E07000047	48.89%
Horsham E07000227	48.76%
Powys W06000023	48.74%
Mid Devon E07000042	48.20%
East Hampshire E07000085	47.97%
Chichester E07000225	47.83%
South Hams E07000044	47.78%
Hart E07000089	47.51%
East Devon E07000040	47.47%
New Forest E07000091	47.44%
South Oxfordshire E07000179	47.32%
Wealden E07000065	47.02%
Uttlesford E07000077	46.85%
Ribble Valley E07000124	46.59%
Derbyshire Dales E07000035	46.29%
Rutland E06000017	46.23%
West Oxfordshire E07000181	45.95%
Mole Valley E07000210	45.80%
Waverley E07000216	45.02%
Orkney Islands S12000023	44.43%
Cotswold E07000079	43.72%
Isles of Scilly E06000053	28.57%
North East	70.89%
North West	67.05%
Yorkshire and The Humber	64.35%
East Midlands	61.36%
West Midlands	64.79%
East of England	57.68%
London	68.77%
South East	56.23%
South West	54.99%
Wales	64.06%
Scotland	66.81%
England	62.69%

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2023/24 · 350 areas, each shaded by the fifth of the areas its figure falls in

28.57% to 52.5%
52.5% to 58.03%
58.03% to 63.05%
63.05% to 69.02%
69.02% to 83.11%

Boundaries: Council boundaries, May 2026, from the geography spine. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Department for Work and Pensions

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https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-potentially-eligible-for-pension-credit-2023-to-2024

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30 October 2026, 11:44 UTC

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Verification

Verified against source, 30 October 2026, 11:48 UTC Run at 30 October 2026, 11:48 UTC; 362 of 362 figures matched the live source.

Result	Check	Detail
Pass	Provenance recorded	Department for Work and Pensions; Open Government Licence v3.0; retrieved 2026-10-30T11:44:24Z; 2 raw file(s)
Pass	Raw files match recorded SHA-256	2 of 2 files intact
Pass	Re-parsing raw files reproduces figures	362 of 362 figures and the headline reproduced
Pass	Figures are finite numbers	362 figures, 0 invalid
Pass	Live source matches every figure	362 of 362 figures match exactly after downloading 2 source file(s) again (2 byte-identical); the headline matches
Pass	GOV.UK table is current	latest period 2024-03-31 ended 943 days before retrieval (limit 1200), from Data Tables: Analysis of households potentially eligible for Pension Credit, and eligible households in receipt of Pension Credit, 2023 to 2024
Pass	Each rate is its households in receipt over all eligible	362 of 362 rates lie between the households in receipt over all eligible households at the ends of their rounding
Pass	Each council is in its region	table 3a places 350 of 350 councils, named without codes, in the region or nation the register places the council of that name in
Pass	Source page answers	https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/households-potentially-eligible-for-pension-credit-2023-to-2024 – HTTP 200

Notes

DWP's estimate, from its own and HMRC's records, of the pensioner households eligible for Pension Credit over the financial year: those that received it at any point, and those potentially eligible that did not. These are ad hoc statistics by household, not the official take-up estimates from the Family Resources Survey, and the two are not comparable.
DWP rounds each council's households to 100 and each region's and nation's to 1,000, and names councils without codes: the hub places each by the ONS register's name for it.
The rate is the households in receipt over all eligible households, which DWP gives as a fraction from its unrounded counts and the hub shows as a percentage.